Religion

I have never been good at roller skating (or anything that requires balance for that matter). However, when I was a children’s pastor in another part of the state, I did take a group of church kids to the local roller rink. One of the boys who went was named Will, and he skated like I remember skating. He probably fell at least ten times and when he hit the ground, he hit hard. In fact, he fell so hard that the tops of his shins, right below his knees, were completely bruised.

Sr. Paula Gohs will be accepting a new assignment within her Sisters of Divine Providence order. A reception will be held Sunday, May 17, from 2-4 p.m. in the St. John Parish Hall in recognition of her 14 years of service to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the Carroll County community. The public is invited to attend.

The debate over spiritual gifts has been going on in the local churches of this age for many years. Although this debate is not new to the church, we are still in disagreement when it pertains to what the Bible states about spiritual gifts. The Bible must be the final authority on all questions pertaining to its contents. Therefore we must search the scriptures to find out, what are spiritual gifts, their purpose and are all of the spiritual gifts still given today?

One must only sit in front of a television set, newspaper, or social media sites to see news of unhappiness and despair in the communities and world that we live in. What are the problems and issues that we face as a community as well as in our personal existence? The negative issues are too numerous to count and most of the time too depressing to think about.

Carroll County Apostolic Church, 106 South Simmons Street in Worthville will be celebrating their first year anniversary, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Special guest speaker will be Bro. Tim Jones along with inspirational music and fellowship. All are welcome.

Life is so busy! We all have many things to do, things to see, places to go, people to meet… The list never ends! There never seems to be enough hours in the day. Have you ever felt that way? Is that your life now?

Sometimes it isn’t just the clock that overwhelms us. We can get discouraged, frustrated, tired, and feel like nothing is going right in our life, our job, or our relationships. We come to believe within ourselves that it will always be this way and surely never get better.

I love Springtime! With the weather being so nice over the last few days, it has gotten me to thinking about getting things cleaned up and straightened up. Yep, it’s time to clean out the garage and bring things back up out of the basement and get ready for some fun and sun-filled days. I love springtime! Got to get the lawn mower serviced and ready to go. Won’t be long until the grass will need to be cut. And then you have those ladies who put a very strong emphasis on spring cleaning in and around the house.

Cove Hill Baptist Church, 4751 Mound Hill Rd. invites all to attend their annual Easter services: 7 p.m., Maundy Thursday, April 2, “Do This In Remembrance of Me” details the reason we honor Christ in partaking of the Lord’s Supper (Communion) and how it is an essential of celebrating the Risen Lord; and Easter Sunday, April 5, 7 a.m., Sunrise Services, and 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; and 11 a.m., Morning Worship. All are welcome.